Fire probe expected to conclude within nine months


The region will seek to wrap up an independent investigation into a fire that killed at least 160 people in the Asia financial centre within nine months, the city’s leader said.

John Lee spoke more than two weeks after the blaze ripped through seven high-rise residential towers and left the city searching for answers about the cause of the deadly tragedy, which also displaced thousands of residents.

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